On October 12, a jury meeting of the open international competition for development of an architectural concept for the Galiasgar Kamal Tatar State Academy Theatre took place.

The jury, chaired by mayor Ilsur Metshin, considered applications from 26 consortia and 13 individual competitors from 14 countries. The experts evaluated participants according to several criteria: relevance and degree of implementation of the projects presented in the portfolio, essay content and the idea proposed for the future theatre.

As a result, 8 consortia made it to the final.

— Consortium headed by: Novikov Architectural Practice (Kazan)

Consortium members: Borgos Pieper (Barcelona, Spain), Theatre Projects (London, Great Britain)

— Consortium headed by: Metropolis (Moscow)

Consortium member: Coop Himmelb(l)au (Vienna, Austria)

— Theatre Lab Consortium under the leadership of: Rozhdestvenka Architect Bureau (Moscow)

Consortium member: BURO SMART (St. Petersburg/Moscow)

Their notable projects: 1000th anniversary of Almaty Square (Kazakhstan)

— Consortium headed by: Megabudka Architectural Bureau (Moscow)

Consortium members: Architect Bureau: FORM (Moscow), ZARF architects (Kazan)

— East Wind Consortium under the leadership of: Kazan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Kazan)

Consortium members: DA! Architects (Shanghai, China), Dialog urban planning (Kazan)

— Consortium headed by: Wowhaus Bureau (Moscow)

Consortium members: Kengo Kuma & Associates (Tokyo, Japan), Werner Sobek (Stuttgart, Germany)

— Consortium headed by: PRIDE Creative Production Association (Moscow)

Consortium members: Zaha Hadid Architects (London, Great Britain), Atelier Ten (London, Great Britain), Theatre Projects (London, Great Britain)

— Consortium headed by: Bespoke Architects (Kazan)

Consortium member: Asif Khan Studio (London, Great Britain)

The finalists will present their concepts on January 20. The final results of the competition will be announced at the final jury meeting in February.